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keen 音標拼音: [k'in] a.
敏銳的,銳利的,鋒利的;厲害的,激烈的,強烈的;渴望的,熱心的,喜歡的 敏銳的,銳利的,鋒利的;厲害的,激烈的,強烈的;渴望的,熱心的,喜歡的 keen adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; " an acute observer of politics and politicians"; " incisive comments"; " icy knifelike reasoning"; " as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; " penetrating insight"; " frequent penetrative observations" [ synonym: { acute}, { discriminating}, { incisive}, { keen}, { knifelike}, { penetrating}, { penetrative}, { piercing}, { sharp}] 2: intense or sharp; " suffered exquisite pain"; " felt exquisite pleasure" [ synonym: { exquisite}, { keen}] 3: very good; " he did a bully job"; " a neat sports car"; " had a great time at the party"; " you look simply smashing" [ synonym: { bang- up}, { bully}, { corking}, { cracking}, { dandy}, { great}, { groovy}, { keen}, { neat}, { nifty}, { not bad( p)}, { peachy}, { slap- up}, { swell}, { smashing}] 4: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; " a cutting wind"; " keen winds"; " knifelike cold"; " piercing knifelike pains"; " piercing cold"; " piercing criticism"; " a stabbing pain"; " lancinating pain" [ synonym: { cutting}, { keen}, { knifelike}, { piercing}, { stabbing}, { lancinate}, { lancinating}] 5: having a sharp cutting edge or point; " a keen blade" n 1: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing v 1: express grief verbally; " we lamented the death of the child" [ synonym: { lament}, { keen}] Keen \ Keen\, v. t. To sharpen; to make cold. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] Cold winter keens the brightening flood. -- Thomson. [ 1913 Webster]
Keen \ Keen\ ( k[= e] n), a. [ Compar. { Keener} ( k[= e] n"[~ e] r); superl. { Keenest}.] [ OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[= e] ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[" u] hn, OSw. kyn, k[" o] n, Icel. k[ ae] nn, for k[ oe] nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. [ root] 45.] 1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. [ 1913 Webster] A bow he bare and arwes [ arrows] bright and kene. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. [ 1913 Webster] To make our wits more keen. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Before the keen inquiry of her thought. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. [ 1913 Webster] Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen curses. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. [ 1913 Webster] Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. -- Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. " Of full kene will." -- Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster] So keen and greedy to confound a man. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen. [ slang] [ PJC] Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen- edged, keen- eyed, keen- sighted, keen- witted, etc. Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd. [ 1913 Webster]
Keen \ Keen\, n. [ Ir. caoine.] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. { Coranach}. [ Ireland] -- Froude. [ 1913 Webster]
Keen \ Keen\, v. i. To wail as a keener does. [ Ireland] [ 1913 Webster] 490 Moby Thesaurus words for " keen": Attic, OK, Siberian, ablaze, absorbing, ace- high, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, active, acute, adroit, afire, aggressive, agile, agog, alacritous, alert, algid, alive, all agog, animate, animated, anxious, apt, arctic, ardent, argute, asperous, astringent, astute, athirst, attentive, avid, awake, bad, bang- up, bark, bawl, bellow, below zero, bemoan, bewail, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blare, blat, bleak, blubber, boiling over, bonzer, boom, boreal, boss, brainy, bray, breathe, breathless, bright, brilliant, brisk, brumal, buggy, bugs, bully, burning, bursting to, but good, buzz, cackle, canny, cant, caterwaul, caustic, chant, chirp, clever, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, coo, cool, cordial, corking, coronach, corroding, corrosive, crackerjack, crafty, creak, creaky, crisp, crow, cry, cunning, cutting, dandy, dead march, death knell, death song, deep, deep- felt, deepgoing, delicious, delirious, deplore, desirous, detailed, devoted, devoted to, dexterous, dirge, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, distinct, distressful, distressing, divine, dolorous tirade, double- edged, drastic, drawl, droll, drunk, ducky, dynamic, eager, ear- piercing, earnest, edged, elegize, elegy, enamored of, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, epicedium, escharotic, eulogy, excessive, excited, exclaim, excruciating, exorbitant, exquisite, extravagant, extreme, exuberant, fab, facetious, featheredged, febrile, fervent, fervid, fevered, feverish, fierce, fiery, fine, fine and dandy, fired, flaming, flushed, flute, fond of, forceful, forcible, forward, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, full of life, full of pep, funeral march, funeral oration, funeral song, funny, furious, gasp, gay, gear, gelid, gifted, give sorrow words, glacial, glorious, glowing, go- go, graveside oration, great, grieve, grievous, groan, groovy, growl, grunt, gung ho, harsh, heartfelt, hearty, heated, heavy, hibernal, hiemal, hiss, homefelt, hot, howl, howling, humorous, humorsome, hunky- dory, hyperborean, ice- cold, ice- encrusted, icelike, icy, immoderate, impassioned, impatient, impetuous, incisive, inclement, indelible, intelligent, intemperate, intense, intoxicated, irritating, itching, jam- up, jeremiad, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, just dandy, keen- edged, keen- witted, keening, kinetic, knell, knifelike, lament, lamentation, lilt, lively, living, lusty, marvy, mean, mettlesome, moan, monody, mordacious, mordant, mourn, muffled drums, mumble, murmur, mutter, neat, nifty, nimble, nimble- witted, nipping, nippy, no dumbbell, nobby, nose- tickling, not born yesterday, numbing, nutty, okay, on fire, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the job, out of sight, outcry, outrageous, painful, pant, panting, passing bell, passionate, peachy, peachy- keen, penetrating, peppy, perceptive, percipient, perfervid, perspicacious, pervading, piercing, pinching, pipe, piping, piquant, plaint, planctus, poignant, pointed, profound, prompt, pungent, qui vive, quick, quick- thinking, quick- witted, rapier- like, raring to, raw, razor- edged, ready, ready and willing, red- hot, reedy, repine, requiem, rigorous, ripping, roar, robust, rough, rum, rumble, salt, salty, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, scintillating, scorching, screak, screaky, scream, screech, screeching, screechy, scrumptious, searing, sensitive, set, severe, sharp, sharp- sighted, sharp- witted, sharpened, shrewd, shriek, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing the blues, skirl, skreigh, slap- up, sleepless, sleety, slushy, smacking, smart, smashing, snap, snappy, snarl, snort, sob, solid, something else, sorrow, sough, sour, spanking, sparkling, specific, spiffing, spiffy, spirited, splitting, sprightly, squall, squawk, squeak, squeaking, squeaky, squeal, stabbing, steaming, steamy, steel- trap, stinging, stone- cold, strenuous, strident, stringent, strong, stunning, subzero, supercooled, swell, take- charge, take- over, talented, tart, thin, thirsty, threnode, threnody, thunder, tirade, tough, trenchant, trumpet, twang, two- edged, ululant, ululate, ululation, unblinking, unconscionable, unmistakable, unmistaken, unnodding, unrestrained, unsleeping, unwinking, vehement, venomous, vibrant, vigorous, violent, virulent, vital, vitriolic, vivacious, vivid, wail, wail of woe, wailing, wakeful, warble, warm, weep, weep over, whimper, whimsical, whine, whining, whisper, whistle, whistling, wide- awake, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, wise, withering, witty, wizard, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yowl, zealous, zestful, zesty, zippy
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